PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8608034

DATE OF SIGHTINGDecember 1960

REPORTED LOCATIONMariettaand Duncannon Pennsylvania

FRAMES12

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FRAME 001 / 012POOR LEGIBILITY — PENDING RE-EXAMINATION

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

LOCATION

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: Probably Balloon
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Round object size of mush ball. ie and red-- | It was not : 1 unusual for
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Attention; SAFOL

Dear Sirs:

Cpatain Moore of the USAF New Haven Office has indicated that the
writer should contact you regarding the visual sighting of a possible
satellite burn-out, The circumstances were as follows:

4° 5:30 to 5:45 a. m on December the 14th, the writer was proceeding

west on the Connecticut Turnpike, between Bridgeport and Stamford,

Connecticut, At that time, he noticed a very rapidly moving red

ooject crossing the sky dead ahead, in a West-Northwest to Northwester-
y direction, This object appeared in the lefthand corner of the

upper part of the windshield of the car, and proceeded across the

front of the car which was traveling in an approximate westerly

direction,

Initially, the object glowed bright red and left a trail, then
suddenly at approximately 2 o'clock, a visible intensity change was
oted, similar to a flash bulb going off, then the trail changed to

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white, concluding above the northern horizon, at approximately

Tne ooiect appeared to be much closer than a normally viewed meteor
r ‘falling star." In addition, the intensity was considerably

tighter than the writer had ever observed for falling stars, and
course the color progression from the red to white was also not
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The writer would be pleased to supply any additional information he
might, should it be available, and believes he could actually pin-
point the location of the automobile to within one mile if necessary,

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Attention: SAFOT
Dear Sirs:

Cpatain Moore of the USAF New Haven Office has indicated that the
sviter should contact you re garding the visual sighting of a possible
satellite burn-out, The circumstances were as follows:
4° 35:30 to 5:45 a, m on December the l4th, the writer was proceeding
west on the Connecticut Turnpike, between Bridgeport and Stamford,
Connecticut. At that time, he noticed a very rapidly moving red
ooject crossing the sky dead ahead, in a West-Northwest to Northwester-
ly direction, This object appeared in the lefthand corner of the

upper part of the windshield of the car, and proceeded across the

front of the car which was traveling in an approximate westerly
direction,

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nitially, the object glowed br ight red and left a trail, then
suddenly at approximately 2 o'clock, a visible intensity ‘chunae was
oted, similar to a flash bulb going off, then the trail changed to

no
white, concluding above the northern horizon, at approximately
3

o'clock.

The object appeared to be much closer than a normally viewed meteor
or calling Star."' In addition, the intensity was considerably
brighter than the writer had ever ob: served for falling stars, and

of course the color progression from the red to white was also not
Similar to past observances of "falling stars,"

The writer would be pleased to supply any additional information he

might, should it be available, and believes he could a etually pin-

bOint the location of the automobile to within one mile if necessary,
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Very trul

CFB/kf

FRAME 010 / 012POOR LEGIBILITY — PENDING RE-EXAMINATION

_— PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS

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Lk Dee 60 Marietta @ Duncannon, PennsylvanipQ2 Wes Bolloon
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